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Add more outdoor restaurant seating

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Find opportunities to trade underutilized traffic space for sidewalk cafes to enliven Downtown and help local businesses thrive. Learn about the benefits of widening sidewalks and adding outdoor seating by clicking the Link button below.
public-space street placemaking

Six Feet Streets

Chicago, Illinois
During these pandemic times, with the 606 and lakefront parks closed, I am proposing we make use of our boulevards as pedestrian walkways. They are wide enough for citizens to comply with social distancing and would allow us to enjoy the outdoors ...
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Data-powered street furniture

Columbus, Ohio
By using built-in sensors, trash and recycle bins can detect how full they are and call for collection only when it is needed. Finland, for example, is making collecting the garbage smarter with its own product Enevo, a system that records when...
forge-ahead

The Dunkin Donut Project: Site Plan (Version 1)

Plainfield, Illinois
Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: February 10, 2014 Status: Declined by the Plan Commi...
a-vision-for-division

Increase bus frequency and create bus lanes

Chicago, Illinois
Buses should run more frequently within the entire city, including the loop and to the museum campus. obviously this is a much larger project than just improving transit to the mc but something has to be done about transportation throughout the ci...
street

The Dunkin Donut Project: Northwest Facing Elevation (Version 1)

Plainfield, Illinois
Proposed Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: February 10, 2014 Status: Declined by th...
a-vision-for-division

Metra Electric Rail Shuttle

Chicago, Illinois
High-frequency rail shuttle using existing ME infrastructure from Millennium Station to 67th Street with stops at Van Buren, 11th, 18th, McCormick Place, and 55th-56th-57th to better link Art Institute and Museum of Science and Industry to the Mus...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Potholes: The Real Issue of Canaryville

Chicago, Illinois
I want to try and fix the roads in canaryville. potholes have ruined many streets and cars and the cold weather and snow is not helping the cause. my friends and i had our run in with potholes with either having to swerve out of the way of one to...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods street

Noise Reduction Tunnel

Chicago, Illinois
The Noise Reduction Plan calls for construction of a sound insulation U-shaped tunnel underneath the Chicago Transit Authority tracks where it runs above Wabash Avenue that pushes the sound and noise up towards the sky as opposed to down to the st...
transforming-wabash

The Dunkin Donut Project: South Facing Elevation (Version 1)

Plainfield, Illinois
Proposed Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: February 10, 2014 Status: Declined by the...
a-vision-for-division

Improve our commercial corridors as a retail and dining environment

Chicago, Illinois
We can help existing companies and bring in new ones by making our business districts more inviting—improving the physical infrastructure and addressing public safety concerns. Physical enhancements to streetscapes, sidewalks and public spaces can...

Clean up commercial corridors

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: BC Chamber, SSA2 | 30th, 31st & 36th Wards, Local Businesses Project Timeframe: Short-term
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Reduce Traffic on Local Streets

Long Grove, Illinois
We are seeking to end traffic cutting through our local streets (Checker/Schaeffer) during rush hours.
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Exclude small businesses from Downtown Parking District off-street parking requirements

Antioch, Illinois
Instead of spending money on designated parking spaces for their customers beyond on-street parking, downtown business owners would have the freedom to invest in their products, services, and the spaces in which they sell them. This would also pro...
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Permit fences to extend to the property line on corner lots

Antioch, Illinois
Residential privacy fences can provide security, contain children and pets, shelter a yard from the elements, and can enhance the curb appeal of a home. On a corner lot, fences should be allowed to extend to the property line, and past the corner ...
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The Dunkin Donut Project: Southeast Facing Elevation (Version 2)

Plainfield, Illinois
Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: May 12, 2014 Status: To be presented at the Plan ...
a-vision-for-division

Public Safety/Ambassador Program

Peoria, Illinois
Provide for Downtown Ambassadors: many cities have individuals on the streets performing municipal services such as sidewalk cleaning, graffiti removal, waste receptacle emptying, landscape maintenance, and directional assistance to visitors. Usu...
walking

Whip-up Woodlawn

Chicago, Illinois
So here we are, woodlawn. almost completely overshadowed by its neighboring neighborhood hyde park/kenwood. there's nothing here really here but an green line stop (cottage grove) and a daycare. there is also an very large area of grass in the mid...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods park

The Dunkin Donut Project: Northeast Facing Elevation (Version 2)

Plainfield, Illinois
Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: May 12, 2014 Status: To be presented at the Plan ...
a-vision-for-division

The Dunkin Donut Project: Site Plan (Version 2)

Plainfield, Illinois
Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: May 12, 2014 Status: To be presented at the Plan ...
a-vision-for-division

Add crosswalks to the Erie & Sedgwick intersection

Chicago, Illinois
Painted crosswalks will indicate a pedestrian crossing location and signal vehicles to slow down. Given that this intersection is near a daycare and parents often cross with small children, clear markings would improve safety.
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Convert Summit and Fourth Street into two-way streets

Columbus, Ohio
One-way surface streets create rivers of fast moving automobiles that depress walking and street life. The city should convert Summit and Fourth street back into two way streets to help encourage walking and street life in Italian Village and sur...
forge-ahead

Potholes: The Real Problem in Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
There is a large amount of potholes in hyde park. fixing them will make the roads better and safer. i have had a pothole on my street for 8 months. by the time winter had passed, the pothole was huge and you could barely drive over it. later, the...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods street

RiverFit

Peoria, Illinois
Develop a fitness trail along the west bank of the Illinois River including a hard-surfaced path wide enough for biking, rollerblading, running and walking (6" wide) that runs along the river, east of SW Water Street. This trial would include exe...
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